Additional Description of Rooftop Package
The rooftop package, or package unit, is essentially a combination of a chiller and an air handler in a single integrated unit. Rooftop packages perform heating, cooling, filtration, and humidity control functions. The internal components of the unit include an air-cooled chiller, a refrigerant-containing coil, a hot water coil, a fan, a filter, and humidification equipment. In cooling mode, the air-cooled compressor chiller operates and sends refrigerant to the refrigerant coil (evaporator), while the fan, by rotating and passing air around the coil, causes the air temperature to decrease. In heating mode, hot water must be sent from the boiler or wall-mounted package unit to the hot water coil, with the fan rotating to increase the air temperature. The rooftop package also has three air channels: supply air, return air, and fresh air.
Rooftop packages are typically installed in an open area, usually on the roof, and generally have three vents (fresh air intake, return air vent from the building, and the pleasant output air vent from the unit to different areas of the building). Fresh air mixes with return air (recirculated), and after being heated or cooled and passing through the filters within the unit, it exits through the unit’s outlet and enters the building through ductwork. Due to the use of a compression refrigeration cycle (similar to chillers, air conditioners, etc.) in this device, its cooling is very comfortable, and due to the use of hot water from the boiler or package unit, its heating is also very pleasant.